Country comparison South Africa vs Euro zone

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q41,544Kchart11,217K2024Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€369,962Mchart€15,152,764M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$400,261Mchart$16,401,049M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,853chart€43,0302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,332chart$47,8732024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€97,575Mchart€3,842,814M2024Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2022273,385chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2022288,115chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202270.83%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022€4,456chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022$4,696chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2022-16,426chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2022-17,311chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2022-4.26%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022123,043.4chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2022129,672.7chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202323,238.5
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202324,917.6
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20236.60%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202220,819.5
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202221,905.0
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202216.89%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,579.8chart235,144.02023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,791.0chart254,191.52023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.21%chart3.22%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202231.88%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022€2,005chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022$2,113chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€368
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$398
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€334
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$351
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€41chart€6702023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$44chart$7422023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024BB-
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-
Corruption Index [+]202341
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960º
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6
RTI Raking [+]202416º
Innovation Ranking [+]202469º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996K
NMW [+]2024$261.6
NMW [+]2024€234.8
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787º
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]03/26/202519.6974
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/26/202518.2296chart0.927003/26/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/26/20259.50%chart11.14%03/26/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%
2.3%February 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]01/31/20257.50%chart2.65%03/12/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.41
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4M
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3M
Exports % GDP [+]202329.13%
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5M
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0M
Imports % GDP [+]202334.36%
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1M
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.23%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578º
Density [+]202352chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127º
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%
Birth Rate [+]202219.31‰chart8.57‰2022Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7
Crude death rate [+]202212.03‰chart11.19‰2022Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20222.34chart1.452022Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202363,212,384chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901
HDI [+]20220.717
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418º
Life expectancy [+]202261.48chart81.702022Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2018314
Suicide rate [+]20180.50
Number of homicides [+]202227,272
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56
Annual crude oil production [+]20231
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/2024102,595
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20244,072,765
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,797
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20241,623.02
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812
South Africa
Euro zone
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros